This is getting boringly predictable, and predictably boring. Here is yet another example, St Mary's College of California.
. . . administrators encourage students to equate opinions with personal identity. Disagreement is not just disagreement—it is an attack. Staff in the Mission and Ministry Center, the Intercultural Center, and the New Student and Family Programs encourage students to use the “oops/ouch” method. If someone forgets to use politically correct language or says anything deemed offensive, these staff members encourage bystanders to interject “oops” as a corrective, and “ouch” if they have been personally harmed. One male friend recalls being chastised for saying “you guys” instead of “you all” to a group of men. Especially offensive opinions may be reported to our Bias Incident Reporting Team (BIRT). More than fifty such reports were filed last year.
I am tempted to say that sending your kid to this leftist seminary is equivalent to child abuse. Save your money and for a lot less you can buy him or her a copy of Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.
I'm reading it. Your kid will learn something. Peterson talks sense.
For more examples of 'academentia' see my Academia category.
I 'appropriated' the cute coinage from Keith Burgess-Jackson. Appropriate, but do it with gratitude giving credit where credit is due.
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